Boy, 5, calls 911 for McDonald’s
April 21, 2019
A little boy called 911 on a deactivated cell phone to ask for someone to bring him lunch from the golden arches
Ky. university gets $87M grant to cut opioid deaths in 16 counties
April 21, 2019
Each grant site will partner with at least 15 communities to measure the impact of prevention, treatment and recovery interventions in hospitals, behavioral health programs, and the criminal justice system
NY volunteer FDs seek right to send bills for EMS calls
April 21, 2019
Volunteer fire companies foot the bill for everything associated with an ambulance, which he estimated comes in between $160,000 and $200,000
Shortage of dispatchers prompts Maine to consider improving benefits
April 20, 2019
A proposed bill would open up special state retirement plans that previously were available only to police, fire and EMS personnel
Shortage of emergency dispatchers prompts Maine to consider improving benefits
April 20, 2019
A proposed bill would open up special state retirement plans that previously were available only to police, fire and EMS personnel
Man revived with Narcan, arrested after release from hospital
April 20, 2019
When he was released from the hospital, the man was arrested for unauthorized possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia
911 dispatch protections bill passes Ohio Senate
April 20, 2019
The bill would add 911 operators as one of the professions whose residential and familial information is exempted from public record in order to better protect them from harm and…
How marijuana legalization impacts trauma
April 19, 2019
Types and frequency of traumatic injury secondary to marijuana intoxication described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium
Aussie Doctors Bestowed Thai Royal Honors for Cave Rescue
April 19, 2019
BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian doctors were given royal honors in Thailand on Friday for helping rescue a boys soccer team from a flooded cave and said they are looking…
Understanding the new EMS Scope of Practice Model
April 19, 2019
Our co-hosts discuss the recently-released 2019 EMS Scope of Practice Model and underscore what has changed for providers